Rikers Island captain charged with extortion, accused of forcing guards to pay her, drive her around ^45.1%

New York Daily News - By John Annese - 6/11/2026, 4:30 PM

Negativity Bias 43% - Biased Writer Voice 23.7% - Framing Effect 20.8%

A Rikers Island Correction captain has been arrested for forcing her subordinates to pay her, buy her gifts and drive her to restaurants and a casino while on duty, according to federal prosecutors. Latanya Brown, 51 — who was known as the “Terror of the Tombs” back when she worked at the Manhattan Detention Complex — sunk to criminal... more